Baseball Game Preview: Red Springs Red Devils vs. Seventy-First Falcons

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Previous 6 Games

03/25/24 - Home	15-0 W
03/20/24 - Away	17-4 W
03/29/23 - Away	10-2 W
03/15/23 - Home	7-2 W
03/16/22 - Away	6-5 W
03/16/22 - Away	20-5 W

Red Springs is a perfect 6-0 against Seventy-First since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Red Springs Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Seventy-First Falcons at 6:00 p.m.

Red Springs is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against East Columbus, falling 11-4.

Xzavier Sinclair and Terry Locklear did some serious damage despite the final result: Sinclair scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Locklear scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Sinclair a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Jones, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Seventy-First made sure to put some runs up on the board against Westover on Thursday. Everything went Seventy-First's way against Westover as Seventy-First made off with a 17-1 victory.

Nasir Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Nelson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Cory Bush was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Chris Melendez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Red Springs' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Seventy-First, the win got them back to even at 1-1.

Everything went Red Springs' way against Seventy-First when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Red Springs made off with a 15-0 victory. Will Red Springs repeat their success, or does Seventy-First have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.